Post on 12-Apr-2017
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Oak Savannah
Oak/PineHa
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Black-throated Gray Warbler
Hutton’s Vireo
Western Tanager
Purple Finch
Lazuli Bunting
Western Wood-pewee Meadowlark
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
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Restoration Goals• Work across all habitat types• Variable mosaic thinning• Reduce wildfire severity• Reintroduce prescribed fire• Increase open habitat • Legacy tree survival, vigor• Structural/species diversity• Restore native understory
Red arrows = fire-adapted landscape lacking disturbance• stand density• competitive stress• uniformity of structure• fuel loads/fire risk• loss of ecological values• loss of wildlife habitat
Blue arrows = favorable restoration transition to more open, resilient habitat type
Oak/Chaparral
Open Oak Woodland
Closed Oak Woodland
Oak Savannah
Oak Habitat Type Transitions: